17 Matches to Watch in the Junior Freestyle Round of 32

Junior men’s freestyle in Fargo tends to be considered the crown jewel of the entire tournament. That portion of the event started this morning with some massive brackets. Some of them started from the Round of 256 and worked their way down to the Round of 32 before stopping for the day. That means right off the bat we’ll get the Round of 32. In most tournaments, that doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll have excellent matches. But in Fargo, there are some incredible ones on tap. Add to that, seeing via the PIN ratings is rather unpredictable, so there are plenty of excellent wrestlers who are coming in unseeded. 

We could have listed 50 or 75 matches to watch in the morning in the Round of 32, but we had to cut it off somewhere. With that being said, here are 17 games to watch in the Junior freestyle Round of 32. 

120 lbs - Nathan Rioux (Indiana) vs. Nicholas Garcia (Illinois)

Willie mentioned in his seed breakdown that it was absurd that Nicholas Garcia was given the #32 seed. Now he’ll get top-seeded Nathan Rioux in the Round of 32. He looks like the bad draw to me. Rioux is a two-time Indiana runner-up and a five-time Fargo All-American.

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